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November 17, 2022
DRA report highlights Abaco dome project issues

A COMPANY contracted by the former Minnis administration to construct 213 domes and the needed infrastructure on Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian discontinued the project after receiving $4.6m of the total $6.4m required to complete the work, despite only completing about 16 percent of the structures.

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June 01, 2022
DOMES USED AS 'BROTHELS': Officials probing new claims of illicit use of emergency housing

GOVERNMENT officials are investigating reports that emergency dome houses on Abaco are being used as brothels.

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April 23, 2021
DEMOLITION DAY: Govt teams move in to tear down structures in Abaco shanty town

THE Ministry of Works spearheaded the demolition of 45 "incomplete and unoccupied structures" in The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday, a move that human rights activists quickly condemned.

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April 09, 2021
DAWN RAIDERS: Abaco shanty town The Farm is target of huge multi-agency operation

LAW enforcement descended upon The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday in a joint sting operation, confiscating generators, food supplies, personal items, illegal contraband and arresting several residents for various alleged infractions.

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October 11, 2012
Christian Council Urges End To Campaign Mud Slinging

Bahamas Christian Council President Rev Dr. Ranford Patterson yesterday urged politicians to stop the mud-slinging in the North Abaco by-election campaign, claiming it is ripping apart families and tight-knit communities.

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August 27, 2012
Baker's Bay Defends Hiring Practices

A high-profile development on Abaco is defending its track record of hiring local contractors, claiming that the industry has distorted facts to turn public opinion in its favor.

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November 18, 2022
Dorian housing alternatives 'would have been a fraction of the cost'

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority Chairman Alex Storr said there were several options for temporary housing after Hurricane Dorian, adding that if there had been practical thought, the results would have the former government spending a "fraction" of the $4.6m it expended on domes in Abaco.

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June 16, 2015
PHA investigating use of ambulance in Abaco prom

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has launched an internal investigation after one of its registered ambulances was used as a prop in a prom entrance on Marsh Harbour, Abaco over the weekend.

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October 11, 2012
'FNM Supporter Stabbed' In Abaco Scuffle

An FNM supporter was stabbed during a scuffle with PLP supporters in Abaco, FNM Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday.

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October 03, 2012
Gomez Declared 'Love Offerings'

Although he listed his occupation on his declaration form as an educator, Free National Movement (FNM) North Abaco candidate Greg Gomez admitted yesterday that he is currently unemployed, was unemployed for all of 2011, and the $28,000 he declared as his salary actually represents the "love offerings" he received from ministering at various churches.

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